Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1084FY0102

Capital Improvement for Dental Care

Requester:

Hilda Ochoa Bogue

Organization:

Community Health of South Dade

Project Title:

Capital Improvement for Dental Care

Date Submitted:

1/17/2002 3:46:53 PM

Sponsors:

Daryl Jones

Statewide Interest:

Decreases the number of uninsured children, increases the quality of life, and increases access to preventative dental health care for Florida's children.

Recipient:

Community Health of South Dade

Contact:

Brodes Hartley

10300 SW 216 Street

Contact Phone:

(305) 252-4853

Miami 33190

Counties:

Dade

Gov't Entity:

Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):

Yes

Project Description:

The funding will enable CHI dental department to provide preventative dental care to the children of low-income families.

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

An increase of 35% over the current number of children served by the CHI dental department and screen 100% of them for the Child Health Insurance Program.

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$265,405

Total cost of the project:

$265,405

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

What type of match exists for this project?

Local

In-Kind Amount:

$208,716

Was this project previously funded by the State?

No

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

No

Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?

No

Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?

No

Is there a documented need for this project?

Yes

Documentation:

National Institute of Dental Research, Child Health USA 2000

Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?

No